A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method ...

CHICAGO — Call her the Incredible Shrinking Black American Woman. In an age when the adult populations of most industrialized nations have grown significantly taller, the average height of black women ...

Shorter people often live two to five years longer than taller people. Taller people have more cells, exposing them to more free radicals and damage. The FOX03 gene linked to longevity is more ...

A representative MRI tractography image of the first era of the human brain. This image is representative of the general pattern seen across the brains in the study during the first era of neural ...

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while ...

New York Islanders' Matthew Schaefer is the youngest player and Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is the second-oldest player in the NHL this season. Andrew Mordzynski / Icon Sportswire via Getty ...

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...

Having a long and healthy life is a goal for most people. Many of us want to achieve our dreams, travel, retire leisurely, and watch our children grow up — if we choose to have some. However, life is ...

How big are moose? Well, here are a few comparisons: A full-grown Alasaka bull moose is heavier than 10 kegs of beer, a telephone pole, or a smart car. It’s as tall as the average front door or the ...

For over two decades, One Piece has built a vast cast of characters. From the tiny Tontatta tribe and the towering elephant of Zou to mysterious beings fans have only caught a glimpse of, the ...

On average, human males tend to be about 5 inches (13 centimeters) taller than females. But why? In short, we're not sure. Even though this sex-linked height difference exists across the world, we ...